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How to restore to factory settings after new hard drive

\015 I had to replace the hard drive and they don`t have restore cd`s for this model.\015

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And you are not likely to get them.Out of curiosity I decided to try and find where to order them.Cant be that hard, right?Wow , was I wrong.First step went hereBut they dont have your model listed. If you go to trigems site they have a FAQ Which directs you to a site that has a domain squatter on it.Your PC had the restore media already on it.On the hard drive. Which died. And what did they save? A buck or two by not shipping out a CD?However, Beginning with Windows 95 OSR2, all versions of Windows are licensed tothe computer, not the user. So, if the computer has a Certificate ofAuthenticity affixed to it you could legally install that same version of Windows from any CD. As long as it is the same version. If you had XP home , you cant install XP pro. Also the version you have is an OEM version , rather than a retail one.If you can find a correct version to install , you can find the drivers here.Good luck.

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